
12 Setting Up Diagnostics
Setting Up Diagnostics
The files required to run PowerEdge Diagnostics for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems
are available at the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and on the Dell PowerEdge Service and
Diagnostic Utilities CD.
NOTE: Ensure that you accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA) while installing PowerEdge Diagnostics.
NOTE: Installation of Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics requires a minimum free space of 40 MB on your system drive
(C: on Windows or /opt on Linux).
Installing PowerEdge Diagnostics on Microsoft Windows
The following steps show how to install PowerEdge Diagnostics on systems running supported Microsoft
Windows operating systems.
1
Double-click the
.exe
file to start the installer.
2
The
Welcome to the Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 2.7 Wizard
screen opens.
3
Click
Next
.
4
The
Software License Agreement
is displayed.
5
Click
I Agree
to accept the terms of the agreement.
6
To accept the default directory path to install PowerEdge Diagnostics, click
Install
.
Otherwise, click
Browse
and navigate to the directory where you want to install PowerEdge
Diagnostics, and then click
Install
.
7
Click
Finish
to exit the PowerEdge Diagnostics installation.
8
To launch PowerEdge Diagnostics, click the
Start
button. Point to
Programs
→
PowerEdge Diagnostics
2.7
and
select
PowerEdge Diagnostics GUI
to run in GUI mode or select
PowerEdge Diagnostics CLI
to run in CLI mode.
NOTE: The option to run PowerEdge Diagnostics from the Start-up menu will only be available to the Administrator
who installed the application. All other Administrators will need to use the StartDiags shortcut inside the
installation folder to run the application.
NOTE: To uninstall PowerEdge Diagnostics 2.7, select Start
→
Programs
→
PowerEdge Diagnostics 2.7
→
Uninstall.
NOTE: Uninstallation of Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics requires a minimum free space of 40 KB on your system drive.
To run the application in CLI mode while using either Microsoft Windows and Linux, run the pediags
program from <ExtractDir>/oldiags/bin, which should be the current working directory. Always run the
pediags program from <ExtractDir>/oldiags/bin. Do not install and run the pediags program from a
network-mapped drive. Some network-diagnostic tests disconnect the network and this can cause the
pediags program to perform inconsistently.
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